I was asked this week by a colleague to make some reusable scrubbies for taking off make-up, she had bought some from a shop and wanted more. I used materials I had and made twelve small circular ones and a little drawstring bag to wash them in. I had a nice photo to share but yesterday my phone did an update and now everything is in the wrong place and all the photo's taken before yesterday have transferred small and out of focus! I am disappointed about that and will get my son to look at it when he is home later, as I am not one of the phone generation it will take me twice as long to sort it.
This evening I have been altering t-shirts for another colleague, she buys them and then likes them shorter, with smaller sleeves and a lower neck. It is one way of getting what you want, a lot of people won't shop charity shops but if they did they would see that you can buy things you love cheaply then get them altered. It is still often cheaper than buying new and you can have them fitted to you.
It seems there is a lot of action from the public on reducing our consumption but very little from the government or big business. I still see a lot of unnecessary packaging everywhere and lots of plastic that doesn't serve a purpose. My husband just feels I think too much about these things but there are too many people who don't think about it at all perhaps. A lot of the plastic free shops are in affluent areas also and I would imagine many people struggling on a tight budget are more worried about buying affordable food for the week than they are about our long term futures on the planet.
On a lighter note summer term is almost over, there is lots of winding down going on, people moving on and new faces appearing at work. I was sad to say goodbye to a colleague today, she started at the same time as me and has been wonderful to work with. I am sure we will be seeing her again soon. She very kindly bought me this plant and I will leave you with an image of that after my initial grumpy start over the state of the planet.
You are right to feel grumpy about the state of our planet. I am, too. Also feeling quite helpless because the little I can do does not seem sufficient. No plastic free shops near my home yet... I am not sure how practical this type of shop is for your average family? Unless of course it caters for all types of food and household goods, just like a normal supermarket. Shopping by necessity has to be one-stop for all we need. I hope you can retrieve the photos of your makings, so frustrating when this happens. We are in our third week of summer holiday while yours is just around the corner. Funny how term times are so different between Scotland and England. Enjoy your break when it comes x
ReplyDeleteA beautiful plant, such a thoughtful gift. I was impressed by the banning of single use plastics at our HebCelt festival. All drinks will be served in reusable plastic cups, cans or compostable cups. You can also buy branded festival water bottles on site and refill for free at an hydration station. Free paper cups will be available also.
ReplyDeleteSo true. My children have been having so many lessons about plastic recycling and avoidance and then yesterday my nine year old came home and said today for a special end of term treat everyone had a picnic lunch outside which used 180 plastic bottles to give everyone a bottle of water!!!! She said "that isn't very good is it mum?" NOOOOOOOoooo I replied. Jo xxx
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